Question

I would like to write a program that will identify a machine( for licensing purposes), I tought about getting the following information and to compile an xml file with this data:

1. MAC address.
2. CPU data (serial, manufacture, etc)
3. MotherBoard Identification. (serial, manufacture, etc)

can someone refer me to a lib that provide such information – I write my program in c++ and have troubles to find such a lib.

Should I dig in the registry for this information?

Many Thanks, ofer

Answer 1

Using WMI and getting the motherboard’s serial number should be enough (the other options are less secure, since an old computer may not have a network adapter and/or the CPU can be changed more likely than the motherboard).